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Ethnobotanical Plant Catha edulis

Common Name
Chak

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Anorexia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac Ethiopia Duke, 1992 *
Asthma Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Chest Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Chest Africa Duke, 1992 *
CNS stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Debility Yemen Duke, 1992 *
Flu Africa Duke, 1992 *
Fumitory Arabia Duke, 1992 *
Fumitory Arabia Duke, 1992 *
Fumitory Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Lethargy Yemen Duke, 1992 *
Masticatory Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Masticatory Ethiopia Duke, 1992 *
Masticatory Ethiopia Duke, 1992 *
Masticatory Kenya Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *